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6.Theairplanearrivedonehourbehind______.

A.timetableB.planC.dateD.schedule

7.Televisionkeepsusinformedabout______-eventsandthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandpolitics.

A.currentB.fashionableC.brand-newD.previous

8.Ifyou_____yournameandaddressonthecard,we’llsendthebooktoyouassoonasitisreturned.

A.gooverB.fillinC.findoutD.carryout

9.Raindoesnot______bringdownthetemperature.

A.certainlyB.undoubtedlyC.necessarilyD.completely

10.Chichester_____allkindsofhardshipsinhissolosailingroundtheworld.

A.sufferedB.experiencedC.overcameD.lasted

11.Vickiehadmostprobably______herforanothersortofgirl.

A.regardedB.viewedC.mistakenD.looked

12.Thepoliceinvestigationdiscoveredthatthreeyoungmenwere____intherobbery.

A.caughtB.involvedC.connectedD.tightened

13.Onlyguestsofthehotelenjoythe____ofusingtheprivatebeach.

A.privilegeB.possibilityC.favourD.advantage

14.Ireceiveda_____parcelyesterdayandIamstillwonderingwhomayhavesentit.

A.sincereB.dullC.complicatedD.mysterious

15.Theschoolbuswas_____byathickfog.

A.heldupB.brokenoffC.keptupD.putoff

16.Itwasinthatsmallroom______theyworkedhardanddreamedofbetterdaystocome.

A.whatB.inwhichC.whichD.that

17.Henevermarried,buthislifewas____lonely.

A.byfarB.farfromC.sofarD.sofaras

18.Hefailedinhis____togiveupthebadhabitofcigarettesmoking.

A.attainB.attemptC.assentD.tempt

19.Whatshesuggestedhasbeen_____justbecauseitisimpracticable.

A.turndownB.turninC.turnoverD.turnup

20.Herheartwasslightly___asaresultofherlongillness.

A.damagedB.destroyedC.demolishedD.spoiled

II.ReadingComprehension（40%）

Manypeoplearefrightenedbyspiders.Theyareespeciallyafraidoflarge,hairyones.Thelargestandmostfrighteningofallspidersisthebird-eatingspider,whichlivesinthehot,thickrainforestsofnorthernsouthAmerica.

Bird-eatingspidersareatypeoftarantula.Theyareveryhairy.Someofthesegiantspiderscanspreadeighteencentimeterswiththeirlegs.Tarantulasarenot,asmostpeoplethink,poisonousspiders.Theycanbite,andthebiteispainful,butitwillnotkillagrown-up.Thepoisonousbiteofablackwidowspiderisfarmoredangerous.

Bird-eatingspidersoftenhideinholesandrocksduringtheday,butatnighttheycreepoutandhuntforinsects.Asyoumightguessfromtheirname,theyalsocatchbirdsandeatthem.

Theyhaveantherunusualability.Theycanwalkupwindowpanesbecauseofsticky,silkyhairsontheirfeetthatclingtoglass.

21.Thebird-eatingspidercanbedescribedas

A.averyhairyspiderB.averyfrighteningspider

C.thelargestofspidersD.Alloftheabove

22.Thisspiderliveswheretheclimateis

A.wetandhotB.coolanddryC.hotanddryD.coolandwet

23.Thearticlesaysthatthebird-eatingspiderisakindof

A.largecrabB.tarantulaC.blackwidowspiderD.alloftheabove

24.Comparedwiththebiteofablackwidowspider,thebiteofatarantulais

A.moredangerousB.lessdangerous

C.justasdangerousD.noneoftheabove

25.bird-eatingspidershunt

A.duringthedayB.atnightC.atdawnD.bothA&

B

Thewordhorsepowerwasfirstusedtwohundredyearsago.JamesWatthadmadetheworld’sfirstwidelyusedsteamengine.Hehadnowayoftellingpeopleexactlyhowpowerfulitwas,foratthattimetherewerenounitsformeasuringpower.

Wattdecidedtofindouthowmuchworkonestronghorsecoulddoinoneminute.Hecalledthatunitonehorsepower.Withthisunithecouldmeasuretheworkhissteamenginecoulddo.

Hediscoveredthatahorsecouldlifta3300-poundweight10feetintotheairinoneminute.Hisenginecouldlifta3300-poundweight100feetinoneminute.

Becausehisenginedidtentimesasmuchworkasthehorse,Wattcalleditatenhorsepowerengine.

26.TheselectionsaysthatWattmadethefirst

A.engineB.steamengineC.widelyusedsteamengineD.usefulengine

27.wattwantedtofindawayto

A.measuretheworkhisenginecoulddo

B.tellpeoplehowpowerfulhisenginewas

C.lifta3300-poundweight

D.bothA&

28.Hemadeupaunitofmeasurementbasedonthestrengthof

A.amanB.tenhorsesC.hisengineD.ahorse

29.Onehorsepowerwouldequalthe

A.workahorsecoulddoinaminute

B.weightahorsecouldlift

C.workahorsecoulddointenminutes

D.weightofonehorse

30.Thebesttitleforthisselectionis

A.Watt’sEngine

B.TheOriginoftheTermHorsepower

C.UnitsofMeasurement

D.ItHappened200YearsAgo

ForeverymanintheCivilWarwhodiedinbattle,twoorthreemendiedofdisease.

Doctorsofthattimeknewverylittleaboutcausesofsicknessorwaysofpreventingit.Thousandsofmeninpoorhealthbecamesoldiers.Hundredsofothershadneverhadchildhooddiseases.Manyofthesesoldierscouldnotwithstandtheepidemicsofmeasles,mumps,andwhoopingcoughthatwentthroughthecamps.

Armylifewashard.Soldiersgotfewfruitsorvegetables.Therewasnomilkunlessthey

happenedtofindacow.Neithertheirclothesnortheirsheltersprotectedthetroopsfromrain,snow,andcold.Sicknessanddiseasewerespreadbyinsects,rats,andimpuredrinkingwater.Oftenthemendrankstraightfrommuddystreams.Gunshotwoundswereserious,asinanywar,buttheydidnotcauseasmuchdeathandsufferingasdiseasedid.

31.Diseasecaused

A.onlyafewdeaths.

B.Fewerdeathsthanwoundsdid.

C.Moredeathsthanwoundsdid.

D.Bothaandb

32.DoctorsatthetimeoftheCivilWarknew

A.alotaboutcuringdisease.

B.Littleaboutthecausesofdisease.

C.Onlyhowtopreventdisease.

D.Bothbandc

33.MenwhowereacceptedasCivilWarsoldierswere

A.knowntohavealreadyhadmeaslesandmumps.

B.Requiredtobeinperfecthealth

C.Abletowithstandepidemicseasily

D.Sometimesinpoorhealth

34.Armylifewashardonthetroopsbecause

A.theywerenotshelteredfromthecold

B.theyhadnowarmclothing.

C.Theirdietslackedgood,healthfulfood

D.Alloftheabove

35.Thebesttitleforthisselectionis

A.Disease.

B.TheGreatestDanger

C.Insects,Rats,andGunshotWounds

D.TheHistoryofEpidemics

Somepeoplehaveiteasy.Whentheirkidsaskthemwhattheydoatwork,theycangiveasimple,directanswer:

”Iputoutfires”or“Ifixsickpeople”or“Iteachprimaryschool”.Asatheoreticalphysicist,Ineverhadthisluck.Societyhascometoexpectmanythingsfromthephysicists.ItusedtobeweonlyhadtodiscoverthebasiclawsoftheworldandsupplythetechniquesthatwouldpowerthenextSiliconValley.Withtheseexpectationswewerefairlycomfortable;

theyarethesortsofthingswethinkweknowhowtodo.Whatmakesusuncomfortable—andwhatmakesithardforustotellourkidswhatwe’reupto----isthatinthiscenturywehavebecome,thoughunwillingly,gurusonquestionssuchas“WhatisthenatureofReality?

”

Wenowdealwithawholenewclassofproblems.Weaskhowtheworldbeganandwhatisthenatureofmatter.Theanswerswearecomingupwitharejustnoteasytocomprehendfortheaverageperson.

So,whenphysicistsgetoutoftheircarsinthemorning,haveacupofcoffeeandsitdowninfrontoftheircomputers,theyleaveafamiliarworldandenteraplacewherethingsactinstrangewaysthatareimpossibleforordinarypeopletounderstand.

36.Accordingtothepassage,inawayphysicistsare

A.intelligentB.comfortableC.strangeD.unlucky

37.Judgingfromthecontext,theword“guru”inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeansaperson

A.whoactsasateacherandanswersbigquestions

B.whogiveswronganswerstobigquestions

C.whodoesnotliketoanswerbigquestions

D.whoiseagertosupplyanswerstobigquestions

38.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtowhattheauthorsaysaboutphysicists?

A.Physicistsdonotliketheirjob

B.Physicistsliveintwodifferentworlds

C.Physicistsarecomingupwithnewanswerstooldquestions

D.Physicistsdon’thavetotellpeoplewhattheyaredoing

39.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Theoreticalphysicistsonlyhavetoanswerthebasicquestionsabouttheworld

B.TheoreticalphysicistscontributedtothenewindustryinSiliconValley

C.Theoreticalphysicistshavedisappointedtheexpectationsofmanypeople

D.Theoreticalphysicistshavefoundithardtomakefriendswithordinarypeople

40.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthejobofphysicists?

A.Itisgettingmoreandmoredifficult

B.Itisbeyondthecomprehensionofordinarypeople

C.Apersonwithaverageintelligencecannotdoit

D.BothA&

111.Cloze（10%）

I’vereallygottodosomethingtoloseweight,becauseI’mgettingmuchtoofat.Iwasn’tworriedaboutit__41__Iwenttoseethedoctor.HetoldmethatI’dprobablyhaveaheart__42__unlessIstartedeatingless.Whenyou’reonadietyouhaveto__43___thetemptationtoeat___44___thoughyoufeelhungry.Thismaybeveryhardtodoandyoucertainlyneedalotofstrengthtosucce